Originally Posted by
rudestuff
Yes really.
They've also said that it's up to individual states how that's interpreted.
The general interpretation is that if you passed the EASA ATPL examinations in the UK when it was a member state and they are still valid then those examinations meet that requirement and don't need to be retaken.
Which states interpret it like that? The ones I have asked (Netherlands/Germany/France) do not.